Via de la Plata Brut Cava Rosé

Winemaker: Luis Miguel Calleja

Grapes: Garnacha, Pinot Noir

From the producer: Bodegas Vía de la Plata is one of the best-known traditional wineries in the town of Almendralejo. It has about 35,000 inhabitants, making it the fourth largest town in the province of Badajoz in terms of population. Situated 25 km from Mérida and 50 km from Badajoz and Portugal, it has always been known as an important crossroads on the roads crossing Spain from North to South and between Portugal and the rest of the country, due to its key position on the Vía de la Plata, once a Roman road and now a route of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

It is also known as the City of Romanticism, as the birthplace of two of the most important poets of that period, José de Espronceda and Carolina Coronado. The annual Festival of Romanticism of Almendralejo is dedicated to both of them.

The first bottle of sparkling wine produced in Almendralejo was made by Aniceto Mesías and Pablo Juárez and was disgorged back in 1983. In 1985, the Extremadura town of Almendralejo was officially authorized to produce cava, under the Cava Denomination of Origin.

Our winery uses traditional artisanal methods to make and age over 2 millions bottles of cava a year. In our work, our sole objective is for all these bottles to share the same common feature of quality. Working with effort and affection is a guarantee of reward.

Plata’s Brut Rosé is 90% Garnacha, 10% Pinot Noir, vinified with 10g/L residual sugar and aged between 9 and 25 months. Supple raspberry leaf transforms into fresh sea spray and violets; genius when sipped accompanied by chicken liver mousse.